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Two students take on the Education Department in a landmark Supreme Court case

Two students take on the Education Department in a landmark Supreme Court case

by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 1, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – In a second, lesser-known case, the Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments from individual borrowers about whether they have the legal standing to challenge the Department of Education’s student-debt relief plan. The court also considered...
Slideshow: Activists urge Supreme Court to approve student debt relief

Slideshow: Activists urge Supreme Court to approve student debt relief

by Jacob Wendler | Feb 28, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON –– Hundreds of activists gathered outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning to urge the justices to allow President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program to take effect. Inside the high court, the justices heard oral arguments in Biden v. Nebraska, a case...
Supreme Court hears student loan forgiveness arguments in $400 billion case

Supreme Court hears student loan forgiveness arguments in $400 billion case

by Nicole Markus | Feb 28, 2023 | Education, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday for Biden v. Nebraska, a case which challenges President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 for those with federally held student debts. The case looked at two major issues: standing and merit.  The...
Worries about plagiarism and ChatGPT may be overblown, experts say

Worries about plagiarism and ChatGPT may be overblown, experts say

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 15, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — The surging popularity of ChatGPT has raised concerns about the future of learning, but several experts say educators should embrace the tool. ChatGPT – short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer –  is an artificial intelligence chatbot that was...
Witnesses at the Education and Workforce Committee hearing emphasize innovative education paths

Witnesses at the Education and Workforce Committee hearing emphasize innovative education paths

by Joanna Hou | Feb 9, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Job openings nationwide increased to 11 million in 2022, even as the rate of college-educated adults continues to increase. To address this disparity, the Republican-led Education and Workforce Committee met on Wednesday to explore alternative systems to...
Democratic lawmakers reintroduce bill to raise minimum teacher pay to $60,000

Democratic lawmakers reintroduce bill to raise minimum teacher pay to $60,000

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 8, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the American Teacher Act on Wednesday, following President Joe Biden’s call to raise teacher salaries during his State of the Union address this week.  Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) introduced the bill last year, and if...
House Education and Workforce Committee debates parental involvement, LGBTQ+ curriculum in schools

House Education and Workforce Committee debates parental involvement, LGBTQ+ curriculum in schools

by Joanna Hou | Feb 8, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Representatives in the Education and Workforce committee gathered to discuss leading issues in American education at a Wednesday hearing as debates about determining school curricula continue to dominate several state legislatures.  A variety of topics...
Amid increasing global economic competition, Biden promotes education access at State of the Union

Amid increasing global economic competition, Biden promotes education access at State of the Union

by Joanna Hou | Feb 8, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden highlighted the progress his administration has made in education access and called for improved mental health access for the nation’s youth at the State of the Union Tuesday.   Biden said a well-educated workforce helps the U.S. stay...
U.S. Secretary of Education announces initiative to improve educational system

U.S. Secretary of Education announces initiative to improve educational system

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Jan 24, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivered an address Tuesday afternoon about the department’s new initiative to transform education and create long-term change. The department’s focus remains aligned with the priorities Cardona...
Supreme Court hears lawsuit against a school district for discriminating against a deaf student

Supreme Court hears lawsuit against a school district for discriminating against a deaf student

by Julia Narvaez Munguia | Jan 18, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday about a deaf student who was denied a high school diploma from a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified ASL interpreter.  The court will decide if the plaintiff, Miguel...
Questions remain about how the Biden administration’s plan to cut monthly student loan payments would work

Questions remain about how the Biden administration’s plan to cut monthly student loan payments would work

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Jan 11, 2023 | Education, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — Supporters of student loan debt relief praised the U.S. Department of Education’s newest proposed regulations that would reduce monthly student loan payments for millions of Americans, but many say it’s only a temporary fix to a bigger problem.  The...
For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

For students who fled the Taliban, challenges remain in the American school system

by Grace Deng | Mar 28, 2022 | Education, Featured, Immigration

Mahdi Kabuli likes math. Sure, geometry eludes him sometimes, but overall he’s really good at the subject. At 18, Kabuli is already thinking about college, where he wants to study economics or computer science. As of last year, nearing the end of his time at the top...
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